Naughty baby

So this pregnancy has been harder on me than either of the previous, and I thought maybe that was because Max is so young, and I have to haul him around more than I should. I've been more uncomfortable than I ever remember, and it's been pretty hard. My last appointment, I asked my OB to check the position of the baby, but she said she wasn't sure what she was feeling. So, on Monday I went in for the first of my final vaginal exams and I didn't like the look on her face. She said I was dilated to about 1 1/2 cm, but she thought she felt the baby's butt. She did an ultrasound to confirm, and sure enough, our baby's breech.

Her first comment was that she doesn't deliver breech babies. Like I want to go through that. But I don't want to go through a c-section, either. Naughty baby!!! I'm a little ticked, I must admit. After what our weekend included, don't you think we should be cut a little slack? Not that I'm cursing the heavens or anything, but I'm ashamed to say that I am a little upset with this child. Can't I get a little cooperation? Does this mean that this is just the beginning of trouble this baby will give us?

My OB said that we have two options.

1) Try an ECV (external cephalic version) where she and one of her partners literally push and prod on my belly, trying to turn the baby around. She said that the booked success rates are about 50%, but she doesn't have much success. Thanks for the confidence builder.

2) C-section. My biggest fear. I've honestly never thought that I would have to consider going through this. And definitely not with a preschooler and a 19 month old.

I can't believe this. Only about 3% of babies are breech, and I can't believe that I'm lumped into this small percentage. Great, I've always wanted to be special. So I'm scheduled at 38 weeks (in 2 weeks) to do this procedure, and if it doesn't work I'll be cut open the week after. It's kind of a catch-22, because an EVC can send me into labor, or displace the placenta, or other possible complications where they would have to deliver me, so I need to be full term. But the longer we wait, the larger our baby will be and the less likely we are to have success at the turning. I've taken to elevating my hips , hoping that maybe gravity will be my friend. I've even read that you can shine a light at the pelvis and attract the baby downward. Then there's some sort of Chinese acupuncture technique where they burn some herb near your pinky toe to make the baby turn (who came up with this, and how is this common enough to be listed on several websites).

So, I ask for your prayers. I really don't want to go through surgery, and I don't feel much hope right now. My OB told me of a patient recently that came in the day before her surgery, and her baby had turned, so it's possible. But things just don't seem to work out like that for me. I'm sure all will be well, regardless of how this turns out. But I just need to get out of the dumps about this. What I really need is a good, sunny weekend with my family. No meetings, no church, just a few hours at the park and someone else changing some of the diapers. I'll pull out of this, but I just needed to vent. If any of you are still reading this, I'll apologize for going on and on and on. Maybe the next post will be more positive.